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Unity Coalition|Coalicion Unida offers a variety of regularly scheduled WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS and COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMS throughout the year, as well as customized programs for corporations, community groups & educational institutions. We are proud to be CERTIFIED by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, MFT and MHC Approved provider, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, MFT and MHC - Hypnosis Providership Only, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, MFT and MHC - Sex Therapy Providership Only). |
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10:00am - 11:45am South Lawn - 2 hrs. SPIRITUAL MAKE-OVER Workshop with CARLOS ANAYA | Lifestyle Guru & Kundalini Instructor Topics to be Discussed: - Emotional Anorexia - Spiritual Bankruptcy - Adversity -The Gift of Pain Followed by: KUNDALINI YOGA - Bring your YOGA MAT! |
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10:00am - 11:45am Courtyard - 2 hrs. IMPRINTS IN THE GARDEN Explore your creative side, with a step-by-step tutorial by local artist LAZARO AMARAL, creating impressions from the garden, on paper. All materials and supplies provided, AND you get to take your masterpiece home with you! Sexton is a writer/artist with an eclectic resume. He created the mini series MYSTIC ARCANA and the one-shot MARVEL TAROT for MARVEL COMICS. This re imagining of the supernatural side of the Marvel Universe has been collected in a hardcover edition. He also has created two published Tarot Decks, THE WINGED SPIRIT DECK and THE TAROT OF OZ. Most recently, Sexton opened a PAINTING WITH A TWIST shop in North Beach. |
10:00am - 10:45am Butterfly Room - 1 hr. |
10:00am - 11:45am Banyan Room - 2 hrs. TOOLS FOR BEING HAPPIER & LESS TOXIC with life coach THEA SOMMER A world-class master coach & int'l. leadership consultant with 30 years of experience as an Olympics-level trainer in the arena of human transformation. She is the creator of Beyond Ten, a proprietary coaching methodology designed to empower to create results beyond what they have been able to achieve on their own. |
10:00am - 11:45am North Lawn - 2 hrs. Crafting A Cento: With author CARIDAD MORO-GRONLIER Join us for a Lesson in Unity, a writing workshop that will focus on creating a live, interactive Cento, a patchwork poem, that incorporates lines from other poem, songs, books, etc. in order to create something entirely new. What is a Cento? From the Latin word for "patchwork," the cento is a poetic form made up of lines from poems, songs, books, etc. Though poets often borrow lines from other writers and mix them in with their own, a true cento is composed entirely of lines from other sources. |
12:00pm -12:45pm Courtyard - 1 hr. SUSTAINING MIAMI'S URBAN HABITAT BEYOND 20YEARS: With HOWARD TONKIN Learning & caring for native plants, he will show you the responsible & healthy ways of gardening, & also have great plants for sale! |
12:00pm - 12:45pm North Lawn - 2 hrs. HEALTH FAIR by the LAPIDUS FOUNTAIN with DA |
12:00pm - 12:45pm North Lawn - 2 hrs. |
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2:00pm - 3:45pm South Lawn - 2 hrs. NUTRITION LIFE HACKS presented by World OutGames Miami EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DIETING BUT WERE TOO CONFUSED TO ASK... Facilitated by Fitness & Nutrition Coach, LISA GAYLORD - Athlete Ambassador at World OutGames Miami, CEO, Founder & Creator at WynWheels and CEO, Founder & Creator at Aeroropes. |
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2:00pm - 3:45pm North Lawn - 2 hrs. CREATING JEWELRY with SIMONS & STONE Jewelry Designers Make wearable art for yourself, or for that special someone... Jewelry designers Beverly Stone & Vicki Simons will teach you trade secrets, provide the tools and materials to create one-of-a-kind pieces - that you get to take home. |
2:00pm - 3:45pm Courtyard - 2 hrs. IMPRINTS IN THE GARDEN Explore your creative side, with a step-by-step tutorial by local artist LAZARO AMARAL, creating impressions from the garden, on paper. All materials and supplies provided, AND you get to take your masterpiece home with you! |
2:00pm - 2:45pm Butterfly Room - 1 hr. EAT SMART = FEEL AMAZING. Tools for a Healthier Tomorrow with GLORIA CABRAL, Registered Dietitian Care Resource |
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11:00am - 11:45am Butterfly Room - 1 hr. HEALING & CROSSING DIVIDES IN SOCIETY THROUGH DANCING TOGETHER Int'l.choreographer & dance instructor RAY SULLIVAN sharing sections from his new book "A Tango for Our World" |
12:00pm - 12:45pm Butterfly Room - 1 hr. RACHEL RAE MARTINEZ presenta su nuevo libro: SUEÑOS y FANTASIAS Cómo hacer causas justas para ayudar a los demas, lograr sueños, mensajes y moralejas positivas, y más... |
2:00pm - 3:45pm Banyan Room - 2 hrs. SPIRITUALITY & SEXUALITY IN THE MODERN WORLD Moderated by Harold Sloan-Marrero - Rev. Hunter Thompson, Miami Beach Community Church Rev. Gaye Bosley-Mitchell,Worship Pastor-St John's on the Lake United Methodist Church Rabbi Rachel G. Greengrass- Temple Beth Am Dr. Abdul Hamid Samra-Imam Director of Religious Services at MCA’s Islamic Center |
9AM REGISTRATION BREAKFAST & ORIENTATION |
1:00pm - 2:00pm A HEALTHY LUNCH |
3:45pm - 4:00pm MIAMI GAY MEN'S CHORUS |
3:00pm - 3:45pm Butterfly Room - 1 hr. SOBE POWER WOMEN's Group A great group of women, led by ANNE THOMPSON-SCHAFER, to Elevate, Empower & Inspire each other... Come find out more! |
12:00pm - 12:45pm Banyan Room - 1 hr. STEP-BY-STEP TANGO! ...with Ray Sullivan from TANGO OUT! -ALL are welcome, with partners or meet one here! |
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11:00am - 1:00pm COURTYARD - 2 hrs. IMPRINTS IN THE GARDEN Explore your creative side, with a step-by-step tutorial by local artist LAZARO AMARAL, creating impressions from the garden, on paper. All materials and supplies provided, AND you get to take your masterpiece home with you! |
11:00am - 12 noon BUTTERFLY ROOM FRIENDLY 4 PLAY? Think you’re an expert at foreplay? Well come find out what “Friendly Foreplay” is all about at our interactive workshop of ice breakers, cheeky games, and flirty innuendos with the goal of building friendships. Presented by the Gay Vista Social Club. |
11:00am - 1:00pm BANYAN ROOM - 2 hrs BITCHY to FRIENDLY in 2 hrs. with JUNE RAVEN ROMERO HOW TO TOOLS and EXERCISES to deal with and grow from life's prejudices, injustice & challenges - & come out being kinder. Presented by the Pioneer Winter Collective. |
11:00 am - 1:00pm NORTH LAWN - 2 hrs. ART & ARCHITECTURE in the GARDEN with HAVI SCHANZ Create amazing art, combining various schools of design & methodology with Architect and famed artist HAVI SCHANZ, and take your creation home with you. - For beginners or advanced. |
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1:30pm - 3:30pm BUTTERFLY ROOM - 1 hr. SING, SING, SING! Channel your inner Beyonce, with the guidance of the Miami Gay Men's Chorus artistic director ANTHONY CABRERA - get professional tips for better singing - and be a part of the chorus for the day... ALL are welcome - come have fun! |
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12 noon - 1:00pm BUTTERFLY ROOM |
10:00am BANYAN ROOM REGISTRATION BREAKFAST & ORIENTATION |
1:00pm - 1:30pm BANYAN ROOM A HEALTHY LUNCH |
4:00pm CLOSING PERFORMANCE by the Miami Gay Men's Chorus, led by ANTHONY CABRERA...with the ELEVATE Signers - you don't want to miss this! |
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1:30pm - 3:30pm COURTYARD - 2 hrs. MAKING FRAGRANCES with MARCO BERIA Create fragrances for yourself... Workshop on making perfumes. Choose your scent, create your own, learn the secrets of professionals, and take your perfume home! |
10:00am - 3:00pm FREE CHAIR MASSAGES in the GARDEN - All DAY! Enjoy the relaxing hands of BEAUTY SCHOOL of AMERICA Students & Faculty. |
1:30pm - 3:30pm BANYAN ROOM - 2 hrs. DIGITAL LOVE: Dating, making friends, finding lovers & avoiding loneliness in the Age of Online & Dating Apps. A Community Workshop & discussion: BRIDGET HIERONYMUS- Founder, A Different Kind of Ladies' Night DiMARCO BAREA, Architect/Owner - Midtown Miami Magazine ALEXANDRE LANG-WILLAR Co-CEO & Co-Founder inviteandmeet.com Rev. DANIEL MORALES, New Covenant Presbyterian Church & DOOR Miami Program Director |
1:30pm - 2:30pm SOUTH LAWN - 1 hr. DANCING WITH THE SUN with XILEF DECASTRO Using Dance & your Body to stimulate Happiness, Health & Well-Being. Fluid motion class incorporating African, Modern, & Hip-Hop. Oh yeah, Hula-Hoops & sticks may also be involved. |
2:30pm - 3:30pm NORTH LAWN - 1 hr. EXPEDITION EVERGLADES with HOUSTON CYPRESS Adventure, Romance, & Conservation Where to go, what to do, and what you’ll need to bring to make the most of your exploration. |
11:00am - 1:00pm LAPIDUS FOUNTAIN - 2 hrs. The ART of BOOKMAKING with ASHLEY MAYFAIRE Taking raw materials and transforming them into keepsake journals... And you get to take your masterpiece home with you! |
11:00am - 12 noon SOUTH LAWN - 1 hr. DANCING WITH THE SUN with XILEF DECASTRO Using Dance & your Body to stimulate Happiness, Health & Well-Being. Fluid motion class incorporating African, Modern, & Hip-Hop. Oh yeah, Hula-Hoops & sticks may also be involved. |
ADVANCING EQUALITY & FAIRNESS FOR THE LATINX|HISPANIC & INDIGENOUS LGBTQ COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP & AWARENESS, SINCE 2002 AVANZANDO IGUALDAD PARA LA COMUNIDAD LATINX|HISPANA E INDIGENA LGBTQ MEDIANTE LA EDUCACIÓN, LIDERAZGO Y CONCIENCIA, DESDE EL 2002 |
Un día de talleres, herramientas e inspiración para su mente, cuerpo, espíritu y bienestar social. BEING A BETTER PERSON - through what we eat, how we take care of ourselves, how we treat ourselves and how we treat others. Many of us find some, most or all of these topics difficult to follow in our daily lives. Add the pressures of family, peers, ageing, economy & surroundings and it often becomes overwhelming. |
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10:00am BANYAN ROOM REGISTRATION & ORIENTATION. STARBUCKS COFFEE & EATS. RAISE YOUR VOLTAGE through the Power of Sound - Paloma Dueñas |
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10:30am - 12:30pm BANYAN ROOM - 2 hrs. HUMANITY REBOOT Community Workshop & Panel Discussion on Housing, Sustainability, Food supply & access, Water & Environment, and how to make a difference. HOUSTON R. CYPRESS | Otter Clan, Miccosukee Tribe WILNARD JUSTIN BAKER | LGBTQ Shelter Committee Chair | SMASH JOHAN GUTIERREZ | Enriched Foods |
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SOUTH LAWN & LAPIDUS FOUNTAIN |
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1:00pm - 1:30pm BANYAN ROOM A HEALTHY LUNCH |
3:30pm BANYAN ROOM CLOSING PERFORMANCE by the Miami Gay Men's Chorus, led by ANTHONY CABRERA...you don't want to miss this! |
1:30pm - 3:30pm COURTYARD - 2 hrs. SPACE to THINK Meditate, Nap, hang out with friends,Dream...All day - unsupervised |
1:30pm - 3:30pm LAPIDUS FOUNTAIN |
1:30pm - 3:30pm BANYAN ROOM - 2 hrs. FRIENDLY 4 PLAY? Think you’re an expert at foreplay? Well come find out what “Friendly Foreplay” is all about at our GVSC interactive workshop of ice breakers, cheeky games, and flirty innuendos with the goal of building friendships. |
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HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR Enjoy great people, products, deals, information and lots of giveaways from our Vendors & Sponsors - ALL DAY! Want to be a VENDOR or SPONSOR? Contact info@unitycoalition.org TODAY! |
Make your own SMUDGE PACKETS With the guidance of Mystic XILEF, learn the healing powers and cleansing secrets of Herbs, and create your own to take home in an organza pouch! |
10:30am - 11:30am COURTYARD - 2 hrs. MEDITATION & YOGA with FRANCI $10 per person. | Price not included with ELEVATE entrance. |
10:30am - 12:30pm BUTTERFLY ROOM - 2 hrs. STORY CORPS Self-Interviews on your SmartPhone SHARE YOUR STORIES, LIFE and EXPERIENCES as an LGBT Person, through the Story Corps App. Allow future generations to find, listen to, and learn from the stories you (and your partner) just recorded...and have it archived at the Library of Congress. |
11:30am - 12:30pm SAMBA with SAMANTHA |
See disposed items and your surroundings in a different way, as famed artist Emilio guides you through a beautiful Botanical world, and recycles everyday discarded items into beautiful art - that YOU will create & take home! |
EMILIO APONTE-SIERRA A R T |
Learn step by step dancing with SAMANTHA LeTROY all levels welcome! |
1:30pm - 3:30pm BUTTERFLY ROOM - 2 hrs. STORY CORPS Self-Interviews on your SmartPhone SHARE YOUR STORIES, LIFE and EXPERIENCES as an LGBT Person, through the Story Corps App. Allow future generations to find, listen to, and learn from the stories you (and your partner) just recorded...and have it archived at the Library of Congress. |
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